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"The digital library extends the walls of our physical library.Î¾ We're no longer brick and mortar.Î¾ We're now moving beyond that and getting out to the greater community," said Michele Reilly, digital projects librarian for the UH M.D. Anderson library.

The new Digital Library extends the walls of the library as far as the World Wide Web. The resource provides images (primary sources) and information on the university's and Houston's past.

The scope of the Digital Library spans from the late 1800s to the present and eventually will include historic videos and audio files, along with information about exhibits at other UH libraries.Î¾ Reilly adds while global visitors will get a lot of information, visitors from the fourth largest city in the country will get a little something else—a real sense of place.

"And this kind of grabs people and says, 'oh, year, we are that way,'" Reilly said.Î¾ "We are a community that's been here a long time and we have history, and that history spills over—and it's very exciting."Î¾

The Digital Library is part of what's happening at the University of Houston.Î¾ I'm Marisa Ramirez.Î¾

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